14-JUN-2013
Our timing was off as the single train operating the KWVR line was not due for over 45 mins....
...but still time for a coffee and calorie free (the lady in the café confirmed this fact) piece of flapjack whilst soaking in the glory of this fine station.
Even the Northern rail part of the old building is in a fine condition retaining its old world charm. 10/10 for my friends at Northern for this.
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A wonderful platform approach...timeless in black and white.
14-JUN-2013
A bit of a jump here to Hebden Bridge.
Leaving Keighley we returned to Leeds just in time to miss the Friday rush and then hopped on a train (Class 144 2 car unit)) to Hebden Bridge going via Dewsbury and Brighouse. Then being distracted by the phone I missed a decent photo of our Class 150 train back to Halifax....that bloke keeps getting in the way!
Excitement peaked when this train stopped for 11 minutes close to Sowerby Bridge, the front carriage was evacuated and eventually we moved off. At least it was a 4 car "train".
Something to do with the lights on the front of the train...what that had to do with turfing the passengers out I am not sure...H&S eh , who would go into that field for a rewarding profession!!! Give everyone a orange Hi-Vis and all will be well.
Mileage at Hebden Bridge.....115
14-JUN-2013
A class 158 arrives from Bradford into Halifax....my home town station.
Like Bradford Exchange, a long way from its glory days but at least the buildings have been retained for use by the Eureka museum and not demolished.
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With an empty front carriage the off colour 150 departs for Bradford/Leeds.
Lights seem to be working OK now but guard ensured no-one was in the front coach.
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Part of the Eureka Museum now ,this is the old Halifax station building
with the disused platform in the foreground.
My memory says there were at least 5 or 6 platforms in use when I was a lad....now down to 2.
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Memory not that bad! cut and paste the web address...7 platforms in its heady days.
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~calderdalecompanion/kk_201.html
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~calderdalecompanion/31_h2191.html
14-JUN-2013
Only two more trains to go.....will we get our Pacer?
Not on this leg...Class 155 arrives from Leeds with the train to Huddersfield. One of only 7 remaining sets in use(the rest were converted to single car 153s)
.....and they were based on the Pacer construction principles...so almost there!!!
Nestle...aka Mackintosh's Quality Street factory on the right.
123 miles at this point.
14-JUN-2013
Back at Huddersfield now....lost ticket found.....it was being sat on!
A drink in the Head of Steam.....missed one train to Shepley.... so had another.
Copper Dragon bitter and the Timmy Taylor's Landlord were fine...not so sure about the Holt's Mild though....strange taste and I am a mild liker.
14-JUN-2013
At last a Pacer Class 142 but not our train! hard to believe but these did run on the Holyhead/Scarborough cross country route...some numb bums there I would suspect.
Good news is that due to the Disability Act, with which they don't comply, they have to be withdrawn by 2019....only 6 more years to sample their delights!
..and back some 140 miles later back at Shepley. I make that 4.7p per mile...value enough for even Grumpy old Yorkies...
And yes the Class 144 is designated a Pacer...but an up market one....in fact this 3 car set is one of only 10 such 3 car "pacer units"
It does have the single axles not bogies so the ride is up to full pacer expectations!
They are Buses!
So overall, for a 100% Northern day out......8/10 not bad performance at all.
